unbyronically's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

oh_valerie's review against another edition

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4.0

очень философский роман-размышление, рассказывающий историю о таинственном и невероятно талантливом музыканте от лица его друга.

признаться честно, первые страниц 200 я читала с безумным запалом и упоением от языка, стиля и истории, которая меня завораживала, но чем дальше, тем больше появилось размышлений автора, которые становились более утомительными для меня. только в последних 100 страницах появилось движение. однако книга имеет своё место быть в моем сердце, так как я сделала для себя определённые выводы, что не может быть бесполезным.

xo_gaia's review against another edition

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4.0

Il Faust era tra i libri a scelta di un mio corso all’università, inizialmente non lo volevo leggere, poi mi sono detta “Se non ora, quando?”.
E quindi eccomi qua, è stato faticoso, ci sono parti abbastanza lente, ma è sicuramente più scorrevole di certe letture che ho fatto (Canetti parlo di te).
È un opera monumentale, non tratta solo di musica, ma ci sono abbondanti cenni filosofici, religiosi, storici.
È uno di quei libri che si dovrebbe assolutamente leggere nella propria vita perché è un classico, pilastro della letteratura, ma le 742 e il fatto che non sia propriamente leggero scoraggiano, però avete tempo e siete coraggiosi, è consigliatissimo.

pondy17's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

cmspin's review against another edition

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3.0

Took me over a year to finish this, and more than a few months to finish the last fifteen pages. It can be hard to read multiple page descriptions of classical music.

tvdetective's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced
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3.75

richthegreat's review against another edition

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Not my thing, over written very slow. Might have been the translation, not for me.

jasschumacher's review

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challenging informative reflective

5.0

aashreya's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

rnclgr's review against another edition

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5.0

Brother mine, brother mine... how pen and paper grip and twist one’s mind. In sanity begun, in heedless laughter done, and in the end grieves (n)one.